Chapter 363: The Girls Suffer Such a 'Cruel Fate'
A girl who bore a five or six out of ten resemblance to Rias, with twin-tailed red hair and looking a year or two younger than her.
At that moment, she was hiding behind a large tree.
Leaning against the trunk, she glanced down at her slightly swollen belly and sighed. As Runeas, an ancestor of the Gremory family, she resolved to destroy the evidence immediately.
Just as she was about to act, her body stiffened. A silver-haired girl wearing a dragon mask had appeared beside her.
Startled, Runeas immediately tried to destroy the evidence—
"Wait, wait! I'll do it myself, okay?"
Runeas panicked, her body now restrained by the other girl.
She didn't want the other to take it—she wanted to handle it herself.
However, the silver-haired masked girl paid her no mind and simply retrieved what he had left inside her, causing her great embarrassment.
This silver-haired masked girl was the mysterious maid who had recently appeared by his side. Whenever she discovered someone carrying something he had left behind, she would immediately go to retrieve it.
Thus, Runeas ultimately could not escape the clutches of this silver-haired masked maid, shamefully being exposed and having the item removed.
Just as the silver-haired masked girl was about to leave—
"Is this really alright? You don't actually need to do this"
Runeas, who appeared thoroughly defeated, regained her composure, straightened herself up and spoke these words.
Upon hearing this, the silver-haired masked girl who had been preparing to leave paused slightly.
"This is his final wish, and my reason for living in this world"
Runeas sighed at the silver-haired girl's words.
"I see. Then I hope he can truly touch your heart and make you fall in love with him"
"Impossible"
Leaving these words behind, the masked girl disappeared.
At this, Runeas pursed her lips—that remained to be seen.
Speaking of which, Rias probably had some inkling about the identity of the silver-haired girl wearing the dragon mask.
She must be quite troubled too.
Occult Research Club.
"What's that girl's background anyway? Ravel, have you investigated thoroughly?"
"I don't know, it's like she appeared out of thin air"
"Hmm, could she be from the other world?"
The speakers in order were Xenovia, Ravel, and Irina.
Recently, because of that silver-haired masked girl, they hadn't been able to get close to him.
"Speaking of which, Irina, your angel wings are flickering again"
Xenovia reminded her. Irina, who had been reborn as an angel, had her angel wings behind her flickering between light and dark—a sign of impending fall from grace.
"Uh uh"
"Hehe, so Irina, what impure thoughts is this pure angel having again?"
"N-no, not at all!"
Irina denied it, but her guilty conscience was obvious.
Her angel wings flickering like this actually represented that her mind was thinking about something improper.
The worse her thoughts became, the more likely her wings would turn completely black.
However, since she had become one of his Demon Gods, as long as she calmed her mind and stopped thinking about other things, she would transform back into an angel.
Suddenly, a magic circle nearby flashed, and two shrine maidens with somewhat disheveled clothing appeared.
Two Akenos!
Wait, one was Akeno, the other was Akeno's older sister Suzaku.
The two appearing suddenly dressed like this, in identical outfits, truly made it impossible for everyone present to distinguish who was Akeno and who was Suzaku.
Because their figures were perfectly identical, and their personalities were quite similar too, when they impersonated each other, almost no one could tell them apart.
And why did the two appear here as if fleeing from something?
Koneko, twitching her nose slightly, immediately realized what they had just experienced.
The most obvious evidence was their stomachs—this was the proof.
Thus, everyone who realized the situation immediately entered combat readiness.
"Ah"
"Eh"
Just as the two sisters who had teleported here were about to step out of the magic circle, it flashed with light again, and the silver-haired girl wearing the dragon mask appeared behind them.
The two were about to resist when they were immediately restrained by the released Artifice.
Before anyone else could react and attempt a rescue, Akeno and Suzaku were teleported away.
"That woman is too much."
"Who exactly is she?"
At that moment, the door to the Supernatural Research Club burst open, and several figures hurried inside.
Leading the group were Rias and Sona, followed by:
Ingvild, a purple-haired girl who appeared naturally pure and innocent;
Valerie, a half-blood Vampire who seemed like a gentle older sister;
Elmenhilde, a Vampire princess who still carried an air of aristocratic pride.
These three had been arranged by Rias and Sona to officially enroll at Kuoh Academy today.
"She's been here, hasn't she?"
Rias could tell from the reactions of those present and her expression grew complicated.
"Rias, we need to find a way to catch that woman."
"Akeno and Suzaku were just captured too... probably to be... treated like that."
Though the words were difficult to say aloud, all the girls present understood, their faces flushing red as they had all suffered similar violations.
As for the identity of the silver-haired masked maid, the man refused to reveal it, allowing the maid to act so arrogantly.
"Actually... let's just drop it."
"Drop it?"
Sona looked at Rias in disbelief, unable to comprehend simply letting the silver-haired maid trample over everyone.
While the silver-haired maid wasn't particularly arrogant in speech or manner, her actions left them utterly flustered.
Moreover, this silver-haired maid had practically become his 24-hour personal attendant, and he refused to disclose her identity. No matter how you looked at it, this was blatant favoritism, making Sona feel jealous too.
Come to think of it, Rias' sister also knew who the silver-haired masked maid was but similarly refused to reveal it.
Looking closely at Rias' expression, she seemed to know the silver-haired maid's identity, hence her decision to abandon any action against her.
It appeared the relationship between Rias and the silver-haired maid was anything but ordinary.
So, did Rias have any familiar acquaintances with silver hair?
Other than Rias' sister-in-law—
Wait, no... it couldn't be?
Though wearing a mask, their figures differed somewhat. While equally voluptuous and sexy, the maid appeared much younger, lacking the more mature, fuller curves of Rias' sister-in-law.
Wait... perhaps it was a transformed state.
After all, it wasn't difficult to use magic to disguise one's appearance.
So, it was Grayfia?
The reason they hadn't considered this possibility before was because this woman had left too rigid an impression on them—she didn't seem like the type to do such a thing.
Then, why would she do it?
The silver-haired maid removed her mask, revealing a youthful face.
Reflected in the smooth glass surface beside her was a silver-haired girl who appeared to be around sixteen or seventeen years old.
Then, her body glowed faintly and instantly matured by about ten years, transforming into a highly sensual and mature woman.
Gazing at her laboratory and the pure white substance contained in the glass jar in her hand, Grayfia prepared to attempt reviving the seed of life once more.
In the blink of an eye—
"Still not working."
It felt like she was repeatedly putting in futile efforts.
And since he was about to depart soon, she needed to find a way to obtain a living specimen.
Ideally, she would extract it directly from the source...